It all started because I wanted to do a background check on someone to whom my family wanted to rent an apartment. Do you know how many companies do background checks? Maybe the germane question should be, how many companies that advertise their background check services online are legit and not just trying to get your money and offer nothing?
Enter PeopleRecords.com.
I paid my $16.95 and I tried to do a basic search. No results. The site suggested that I do the check with multiple versions of the name (with middle initial, without, etc). So I did a total of 3 searches-- all of which yielded no results.
Then I tried to do a criminal check-- but that's extra.
Then I tried to do a credit check-- oh, that's extra too.
At that point, I realized I'd been had. This place is some sort of shell game and I'm the sucker who fell for it!
When I tried to contact "customer service" to get a refund, I was told that since I had already completed 3 searches, that they would be forced to pay their "data services and partners" and that a refund was out of the question.
Great.
Thanks for nothing, PeopleRecords.
Although there's pain in my chest, I wish you the best with a "Forget you."
